抱歉 (bào qiàn): Apologise (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 4

bào抱

to hold

qiàn歉

apology; regret; deficient

4.

How to Use 抱歉 in Sentences

Adjective + Verbwith说

bào抱

qiàn歉

de地

shuō说

neutralWritten

say apologetically

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

bào抱

qiàn歉

Verb + Object

gǎn感

dào到

bào抱

qiàn歉

neutral

5.

Example Sentences with 抱歉

bào抱

qiàn歉

，

wǒ我

chí迟

dào到

le

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How to Use 抱歉 in Sentences

Adjective + Verbwith说

bào抱

qiàn歉

de地

shuō说

neutralWritten

say apologetically

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

bào抱

qiàn歉

Verb + Object

gǎn感

dào到

bào抱

qiàn歉

neutral

5.

Example Sentences with 抱歉

bào抱

qiàn歉

，

wǒ我

chí迟

dào到

le

neutral

very sorry

feel sorry

biǎo表

shì示

bào抱

qiàn歉

formal

express apology

了

。

Sorry, I'm late.

duì对

yú于

wǒ我

de的

chí迟

dào到

，

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

fēi非

cháng常

bào抱

qiàn歉

。

I feel very sorry for my lateness.

duì对

yú于

wèi未

néng能

jí及

shí时

huí回

fù复

nín您

de的

yóu邮

jiàn件

，

wǒ我

biǎo表

shì示

shí十

fēn分

bào抱

qiàn歉

。

I sincerely apologize for not replying to your email in a timely manner.

bào抱

qiàn歉

，

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

dǎ打

fān翻

le了

nǐ你

de的

bēi杯

zi子

。

Sorry, I accidentally knocked over your cup.

bào抱

qiàn歉

dǎ打

rǎo扰

yí一

xià下

，

qǐng请

wèn问

qù去

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

zěn怎

me么

zǒu走

？

Sorry to bother you, but could you tell me how to get to the library?

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